Tale of a Huge Muskox

MOA: University of British Columbia

3123/8

Stonecut stencil. A figure sits astride a large hill in the shape of a muskox. Figure wears a parka with hood raised (hiding face), short pants, and tall boots. His mittened hands are raised to either side. He sits on the back of the animal, close to horns made of trees, with large, lashed eye, and snout rising into the air. At bottom is a well-defined leg and hoof. The muskox is densely covered with thin lines in black with areas of dark green.


  • Type of Item print
  • Culture Inuit
  • Measurements height 63.8 cm, width 86.5 cm (image) height 76.0 cm, width 101.6 cm (overall)

  • Creator Kooyoo Simiga, Pudlo Pudlat
  • Previous Owner Cornelia Hahn Oberlander
  • Received from Cornelia Hahn Oberlander

  • Made in Cape Dorset, Kinngait

  • Creation Date during 1983
  • Ownership Date before July 22, 2015
  • Acquisition Date on July 22, 2015

  • Item Classes works on paper
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3123/0008